Mine is filthy! The metal is full of oil and the screen won't come crystal clean and don't even look at the keyboard!
What products work best for cleaning?
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How to clean a MBP?
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For the outside I use a paper towel with rubbing alcohol. If the screen is really dirty and won't clean with a damp cloth then use a little Windex sprayed on a paper towel to clean it. Never spray directly on the MBP. For the keyboard a vacuum with soft bristle brush gets the worse then use a Q-tip with alcohol to clean the nooks.
Stop touching the screen with dirty hands.
Stop touching the screen with dirty hands.
I'm not sure ammonia is good for AR coatings, but that's just me.
I use a slightly damp microfiber cloth.
I know what you mean, I use lens cleaner for the display. Sorry for leaving that little tid bit of info out of the post .
I use lens cleaner or a soft microfiber cloth for the screen. For the keyboard and outside I've used a regular Clorox wipe or something similar. No issues so far and it's been a few years.
I posted this about 18 months ago: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/19441992/
Also, for your Mac, do not use any product with ammonia (ammonia gas dissolved in non-distilled water - a powerful alkaline chemical), bleach (a chemical solution of sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, often diluted in non-distilled water), vinegar (acetic acid, diluted generally with non-distilled water), or window cleaner because those chemicals will damage and/or strip away the coatings on devices with coatings (even our aluminum is coated...). Ammonia and bleach are two of the last chemical compounds I would use to clean items, with the latter essentially causing physical damage to the substrate every time it's applied. Bleach is used to sterilize surfaces but not "clean" them, and leaves a residue that must be removed from the surfaces it's used on - I specify distilled water (I cut meat to put myself through college, where I studied environmental engineering and chemistry FWIW - lots of studying about cleaners..., and I now write contracts and tech specs as part of my work).
The only two commercial items I'd even consider are the glasses lens cleaners given away or sold by optometrists and the unscented "WhatEVER" product. Distilled water is a solvent, and a very good one at that.
Also, for your Mac, do not use any product with ammonia (ammonia gas dissolved in non-distilled water - a powerful alkaline chemical), bleach (a chemical solution of sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, often diluted in non-distilled water), vinegar (acetic acid, diluted generally with non-distilled water), or window cleaner because those chemicals will damage and/or strip away the coatings on devices with coatings (even our aluminum is coated...). Ammonia and bleach are two of the last chemical compounds I would use to clean items, with the latter essentially causing physical damage to the substrate every time it's applied. Bleach is used to sterilize surfaces but not "clean" them, and leaves a residue that must be removed from the surfaces it's used on - I specify distilled water (I cut meat to put myself through college, where I studied environmental engineering and chemistry FWIW - lots of studying about cleaners..., and I now write contracts and tech specs as part of my work).
The only two commercial items I'd even consider are the glasses lens cleaners given away or sold by optometrists and the unscented "WhatEVER" product. Distilled water is a solvent, and a very good one at that.
i use the washing machine on cold water, just a smidgen of bleach
then i use car wash soap to wash the glass
then i use car wash soap to wash the glass